Doctor G
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Can anyone tell me what material credit cards are made from. I don't have any old ones and I'd like to buy blank material for my accents.
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Todd here is a thread that lists vendors for all sorts of segmenting materials. I wish this would get cleaned up and inserted in the library. Would be easier to find when this question comes up.I bought the blank ID cards on Amazon and have had terrible results with them. The cards are made up of 6 ply of thin plastic, which want to separate from one another when drilling or turning. They're not well attached and I can peel them apart with my fingers easily before even cutting to size.
Anyone else have this problem? Or better yet...a solution? I have a stack of cards and white segmenting would be nice. Maybe I'll try pulling off 1 ply but that is a VERY thin segment.
The quality may vary from one mfg/seller/batch to another. The ones I ordered seem nice and uniform throughout. I've only used them on a couple pens so far, but had no trouble - and even with an xacto I can't separate them into layers.I bought the blank ID cards on Amazon and have had terrible results with them. The cards are made up of 6 ply of thin plastic, which want to separate from one another when drilling or turning. They're not well attached and I can peel them apart with my fingers easily before even cutting to size.
(I'm a few days late - I've been tied up trying to shop for a new apartment & haven't had much time for pennish pursuits)How about posting pictures of finished blanks with cards used in them. Thanks. Frank
Absolutely nuts. Beauty work. I frame and keep that.I split the veneers off of the front and back of the card material I bought on amazon and used these thin veneers in my chevron pen.
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Nice.... the top is quite interesting. I'm going to try ringwork like the bottom. Smart looking pen.(I'm a few days late - I've been tied up trying to shop for a new apartment & haven't had much time for pennish pursuits)
I don't have any shots of the blanks in progress, but these are a couple I made recentlyish - nothing nearly so nice as Todd's, though. The first is out of ebony (and cards), the second out of walnut and ebony, with something I think is dyed-black poplar veneer... and cards. Unlike Todd's, my cards seem to be solid straight through (I believe we're both using blank ID cards off Amazon, but probably from different sellers).
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